LexiTopic: Visual Arts
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Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to VISUAL ARTS
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
Cartooning and Animation in all mediaDrawing and DesignDrawing Materials Gemstones, Lapidary, and Jewel Craft not items of jewelryGenres, Styles, and MotifsMuseums and GalleriesPaintingPeople in the Visual Arts artists, models, etc.PhotographyPrintmaking, etc.Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, Enamels, etc.Words about Visual Arts
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR VISUAL ARTS
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to all types of visual arts, including genres, elements of composition, materials and processes, display, and more.
Words related to the act, tools, and products of handwriting are in WRITING AND PUBLISHING.
Words related to colors are in COLORS.
Words related to jewels, gemstones, and lapidary art are here in VISUAL ARTS. Words related to actual items of jewelry are in ATTIRE, FASHION, AND STYLE.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to VISUAL ARTS
Cartooning and Animation in all media
ANIMATE: to make or design in such a way as to create apparently spontaneous lifelike movement (animate a cartoon); to produce in the form of an animated cartoon (animate a story)ANIMATING: to make or design in such a way as to create apparently spontaneous lifelike movement (animate a cartoon); to produce in the form of an animated cartoon (animate a story)ANIMATION: to make or design in such a way as to create apparently spontaneous lifelike movement; or to produce in the form of an animated cartoonANIME: a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themesCARTOON: a [film or] video (such as a television show or movie) that is made from a series of drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of inanimate objects (such as puppets) and that simulates movement by slight progressive changes in each frame: an animated cartoonCOMIC: a comic strip or comic book; of or relating to comic strips; ; also, a drawing intended as satire, caricature, or humor (a political cartoon); a group of drawings in narrative sequence: a comic stripFLIPBOOK: M-W hyphenates flip-book: a series of illustrations of an animated scene bound together in sequence so that an illusion of movement can be imparted by flipping them rapidlyMORPH: to undergo transformation from an image of one object into that of another especially by means of computer-generated animationTOON: a cartoon: such as a comic strip, an animated cartoon; also, a character in an animated cartoon; by shortening from cartoon
Drawing and Design
ACCENT: emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition, or an emphasized detail or area, especially: a small detail in sharp contrast with its surroundingsAXIAL: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an axis, or situated around, in the direction of, on, or along an axis, an implied line in painting or sculpture through a composition to which elements in the composition are referred (fruit and flowers arranged about a diagonal axis)AXIALLY: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an axis, or situated around, in the direction of, on, or along an axis, an implied line in painting or sculpture through a composition to which elements in the composition are referred (fruit and flowers arranged about a diagonal axis)BLOCK: to mark or indicate the outline or chief lines of (block out a design, blocked in the highlights and shadows)BLOCKED: to mark or indicate the outline or chief lines of (block out a design, blocked in the highlights and shadows)BLOCKS: to mark or indicate the outline or chief lines of (block out a design, blocked in the highlights and shadows)CARTOON: a preparatory design, drawing, or painting (as for a fresco)CATCH: to apprehend and fix by artistic means (the new portrait catches her likeness perfectly)CHALK: to delineate roughly: to sketchCHALKED: to delineate roughly: to sketchCHECK: a pattern in squares that resembles a checkerboard; also, to mark into squares: checker (check the cloth)CHECKED: a pattern in squares that resembles a checkerboard; also, to mark into squares: checker (check the cloth)CHECKING: a pattern in squares that resembles a checkerboard; also, to mark into squares: to checker (check the cloth)COLOR: to fill in a shape or picture outlined on a piece of paper using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.COLOUR*: chiefly British spelling of color; to fill in a shape or picture outlined on a piece of paper using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.CRAYON: a crayon drawingDEFINE: to make distinct, clear, or detailed especially in outlineDEFINED: to make distinct, clear, or detailed especially in outlineDEFINING: to make distinct, clear, or detailed especially in outlineDEPICT: to represent by or as if by a pictureDEPICTED: to represent by or as if by a pictureDOODLE: to make a doodle, an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch; also, to make a doodleDOODLED: to make a doodle, an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch; also, to make a doodleDOODLING: to make a doodle, an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch; also, to make a doodleDOTTED: to mark with a dot; to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at randomDOTTING: to mark with a dot; to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at randomDRAFT: delineation, representation (a draft for a future skyscraper); also, to practice draftsmanship; also, to draw the preliminary sketch, version, or plan of (draft the building plans, draft the budget legislation)DRAW: to produce a likeness or representation of by making lines on a surfaceDRAWING: to produce a likeness or representation of by making lines on a surface; also, the art or technique of representing an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines; a representation formed by drawing: a sketchDRAWN: to produce a likeness or representation of by making lines on a surfaceDROP: to draw from an external point (drop a perpendicular to the line)DROPPING: to draw from an external point (drop a perpendicular to the line)FLAT: uniform in hue or shade (figures standing out against a background of flat wash); having little or no illusion of depthFLOW: to have a smooth continuity (the flowing lines of the design)FLOWED: to have a smooth continuity (the flowing lines of the design)FLOWING: to have a smooth continuity (the flowing lines of the design)GRAPHIC: of or relating to the pictorial artsHATCH: a mark, line, or stroke (as in a drawing or engraving) made usually by a single movement of a pen, pencil, etc., especially: one made in parallel with others to give the effect of shading; also, to mark (something, such as a drawing or engraving) with fine closely spaced linesIMAGE: a visual representation of something; an exact likeness; also, to create a representation of; to form an image ofIMAGING: a visual representation of something; an exact likeness; also, to create a representation of; to form an image ofINKED: to draw or write in ink; also, to obliterate with ink, usually used with outINKING: to draw or write in ink; also, to obliterate with ink, usually used with outLIFE: the form or pattern of something existing in reality (painted from life); also, (adj.) using a living model (a life class)LIMN: to draw or paint on a surface; to outline in clear sharp detail: to delineateLIMNED: to draw or paint on a surface; to outline in clear sharp detail: to delineateLIMNING: to draw or paint on a surface; to outline in clear sharp detail: to delineateLINE: a narrow elongated mark drawn or projected; also, a mark (as by pencil) that forms part of the formal design of a picture distinguished from the shading or color; also, to mark or cover with a line or lines, or to depict with lines; to drawLINED: a narrow elongated mark drawn or projected; also, a mark (as by pencil) that forms part of the formal design of a picture distinguished from the shading or color; also, to mark or cover with a line or lines, or to depict with lines; to drawLINING: to mark or cover with a line or lines, or to depict with lines; to drawLOFT: to lay out a full-sized working drawing of the lines and contours of (such as a ship's hull); Lofting is a drafting technique to generate curved lines.LONGHAND: handwriting: such as characters or words written out fully by hand, or cursive writingMAPPED: to delineate as if on a map (sorrow was mapped on her face)MAPPING: to delineate as if on a map (sorrow was mapped on her face)PHALLI: plural of phallus, a symbol or representation of the penisPLAN: a drawing or diagram drawn on a plane: such as a top or horizontal view of an objectPLOT: a graphic representation (such as a chart); also, to mark or note on or as if on a map or chartPLOTTING: a graphic representation (such as a chart); also, to mark or note on or as if on a map or chartPOINT: a very small markPORTRAIT: a picture, especially: a pictorial representation of a person usually showing the facePORTRAY: to make a picture of: to depictPORTRAYAL: the act or process or an instance of portraying: a representation; also, a portraitPOUNCING: to dust, rub, finish, or stencil with pounce, a fine powder for making stenciled patterns, or a fine powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreadingPRICK: to trace or outline with puncturesRULING: to mark with lines drawn along or as if along the straight edge of a ruler; to mark (a line) on a paper with a rulerTEMPLATE: an overlay, a transparent sheet containing graphic matter to be superimposed on another sheetTOUCH: to draw or delineate with light strokesTOUCHED: to draw or delineate with light strokesTRAIT: a stroke of or as if of a pencilUNLINED: not lined: such as not marked with lines (unlined paper, a smooth, unlined face)
Drawing Materials
CHALK: a prepared form of chalk or a material resembling chalk especially when used (as for writing on blackboards) as a crayon; also, a mark made with chalk; also, to write or draw with chalk; to rub or mark with chalkCHALKED: to write or draw with chalk; to rub or mark with chalkCRAYON: a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawingINKWELL: a container (as in a desk) for inkLAPBOARD: a board used on the lap as a table or deskLEAD: a thin stick of marking substance (such as graphite) in or for a pencilPENCIL: an artist's brush; also, an implement for writing, drawing, or marking consisting of or containing a slender cylinder or strip of a solid marking substance; also, to paint, draw, write, or mark with a pencilPENCILED: an artist's brush; also, an implement for writing, drawing, or marking consisting of or containing a slender cylinder or strip of a solid marking substance; also, to paint, draw, write, or mark with a pencilPROTRACTOR: an instrument for laying down and measuring angles in drawing and plottingQUILL: a pen for writing that is made from the quill of a feather
Gemstones, Lapidary, and Jewel Craft not items of jewelry
BEGEM: to adorn with or as if with gemsBEGEMMING: to adorn with or as if with gemsBEZEL: the oblique side or face of a cut gem, or in jewelry, a usually metal rim of a piece of jewelry in which an ornament (such as a gem) is setBRILLIANT: a gem (such as a diamond) cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to have special brightness or brillianceCAMEO: a gem carved in relief, esp. a small piece of sculpture on a stone or shell cut in relief in one layer with another contrasting layer serving as background, or a small medallion with a profiled head in reliefCARAT: M-W: variant spelling of karat, a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy; also, a unit of weight for precious stones equal to 200 milligramsCLEAN: of a precious stone: having no interior flaws visibleCLOUD: a dark or opaque vein or spot (as in marble or a precious stone)COLLET: a circle or flange in which a gem is setCONCH: any of various large spiral-shelled marine gastropod mollusks; also: its shell used especially for cameosDIAMOND: a native crystalline carbon that is the hardest known mineral, that is usually nearly colorless, that when transparent and free from flaws is highly valued as a precious stone, and that is used industrially especially as an abrasiveFACET: a small plane surface (as on a cut gem)FILL: to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal (a gold-filled bracelet)FILLABLE: not in M-W; Collins has “in British English” able to be filled: to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal (a gold-filled bracelet)FILLED: to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal (a gold-filled bracelet)FOIL: a thin piece of material (such as metal) put under an inferior or paste stone to add color or brillianceGEMMED*: to adorn with or as if with gemsGEMOLOGY: the science of gemsHYACINTH: a gem zircon or hessonite (hessonite is the yellow-orange to reddish orange variety of grossular garnet); also, a precious stone of the ancients sometimes held to be the sapphireJADE: either of two tough compact typically green gemstones that take a high polish: jadeite or nephriteKARAT: or carat: a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloyLAPIDARY: a cutter, polisher, or engraver of precious stones usually other than diamonds; also, the art of cutting gems; also, of, relating to, or suggestive of precious stones or the art of cutting themLOUPE: a small magnifier used especially by jewelers and watchmakersMOUNT: a jewelry settingOUCH: a setting for a precious stonePAVE: pavé or pave, of jewels: set as close together as possible to conceal a metal basePAVILION: the lower faceted part of a brilliant (a gem (such as a diamond) cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to have special brightness or brilliance) below the girdle, the edge of a brilliant that is grasped by the settingROCK: slang, a gem; specifically, a diamondRUBY: a precious stone that is a red corundum; also, something (such as a watch bearing) made of rubyTABLE: the upper flat surface of a cut precious stoneTANZANITE: a mineral that is a deep blue variety of zoisite and is used as a gemstone, named for Tanzania, AfricaUNCUT: not shaped by cutting (an uncut diamond)ZIRCON: a tetragonal mineral consisting of a silicate of zirconium and occurring usually in brown or grayish square prisms of adamantine luster or sometimes in transparent forms which are used as gems
Genres, Styles, and Motifs
ACTION: the combination of circumstances that constitute the subject matter of a painting or sculptureANGEL: a usually white-robed winged figure of human form in fine artBAMBINO*: a representation of the infant Christ, especially in artDECO: often capitalized, often attributive: Art Deco, a popular design style of the 1920s and 1930s … named for French Art Déco, from Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, an exposition … held in Paris, France, in 1925EXPLICIT: open in the depiction of nudity or sexuality (explicit books and films)FEELING: the quality of a work of art that conveys the emotion of the artist (the feeling of the outdoors has been realized with sky-blue ceiling and natural colors)FLORAL: a design or picture in which flowers predominate; from Flōra "the goddess Flora"FOUND: [materials] presented as or incorporated into an artistic work essentially as foundGRAFFITI: usually unauthorized writing or drawing on a public surfaceGRAFFITIING: usually unauthorized writing or drawing on a public surfaceGROUP: two or more figures forming a complete unit in a composition GROUPING: two or more figures forming a complete unit in a composition HARMONY: a pleasing arrangement of parts: congruence (e.g., a painting exhibiting harmony of color and line)HIGHLIGHT: the lightest part or one of the lightest parts of a painting, drawing, etc., especially: one that depicts the areas of the subject receiving the greatest amount of illuminationIDIOM: a style or form of artistic expression that is characteristic of an individual, a period or movement, or a medium or instrumentIDIOMATIC: a style or form of artistic expression that is characteristic of an individual, a period or movement, or a medium or instrumentINLAY: to set into a surface or ground material; to adorn with insertions; also, inlaid work or a decorative inlaid patternINLAYING: to set into a surface or ground material; to adorn with insertions; also, inlaid work or a decorative inlaid patternLIGHT: the representation of light in artMANDALA: a graphic and often symbolic pattern usually in the form of a circle divided into four separate sections or bearing a multiple projection of an imageMINIMAL: often capitalized: of, relating to, or being minimal art or minimalismMONTAGE: a literary, musical, or artistic composite of juxtaposed more or less heterogeneous elements; also, a composite picture made by combining several separate pictures; also, to combine into or depict in a montageMOOD: the expression of mood especially in art or literatureMOODY: expressive of a moodMOTIF: a single or repeated design or color (a decorative motif)MOTIVE: a motif: a single or repeated design or color (a decorative motif)NAIF: M-W has naïf (adj.) naïve: self-taught, primitive; produced by or as if by a self-taught artist
NAIVE: M-W has or naïve: self-taught, primitive; produced by or as if by a self-taught artistNAIVELY: M-W has or naïve: or naïvely, self-taught, primitive; produced by or as if by a self-taught artistNIMBI: plural of nimbus: an indication (such as a circle) of radiant light or glory about the head of a drawn or sculptured divinity, saint, or sovereignNUDE: a representation of a nude human figureOPTICAL: of or relating to optical art, nonobjective art characterized by the use of straight or curved lines or geometric patterns often for an illusory effect (as of motion)PENCIL: an artist's individual skill or styleROCOCO: of or relating to an artistic style especially of the 18th century characterized by fanciful curved asymmetrical forms and elaborate ornamentation; also, excessively ornate or intricate; also, rococo work or styleTABLEAU: a graphic description or representation: a picture; also, a striking or artistic grouping: an arrangement, sceneTATTED: chiefly US slang: to mark (something) with something like a tattoo (Cargo trains, all rusted and tatted with graffiti)TATTING: chiefly US slang: to mark (something) with something like a tattoo (Cargo trains, all rusted and tatted with graffiti)THEMATIC: of, relating to, or constituting a themeTHEME: a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation; the particular subject or idea on which the style of something is basedTHEMED: a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation; the particular subject or idea on which the style of something is basedTHEMING: not in M-W; Collins has to give a theme to; specif., to plan according to a central theme; to provide with a theme (a themed restaurant)TRIPTYCH: a picture (such as an altarpiece) or carving in three panels side by side
Museums and Galleries
CURATOR: a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibitsDIORAMA: a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening; a scenic representation in which sculptured figures and lifelike details are displayed usually in miniature so as to blend indistinguishably with a realistic painted background; a life-size exhibit (as of a wildlife specimen or scene) with realistic natural surroundings and a painted backgroundDOCENT: a person who leads guided tours especially through a museum or art galleryHANG: to display (pictures) in a galleryHANGABLE: to display (pictures) in a galleryHANGING: to display (pictures) in a galleryHUNG: to display (pictures) in a galleryMATTED: to provide with a mat or matting: a border going around a picture between picture and frame or serving as the frameMATTING: to provide with a mat or matting: a border going around a picture between picture and frame or serving as the frame; also, the material so usedMOUNT: the material (such as cardboard) on which a picture is mounted; also, to arrange or assemble for use or display (mounting photographs on the wall)MOUNTED: the material (such as cardboard) on which a picture is mounted; also, to arrange or assemble for use or display (mounting photographs on the wall)UNMOUNT: not in M-W; Collins has in British English to dismount, or to unfix from a backing or support; remove (NOTE: unmounted (adj) IS in M-W)UNMOUNTED: not mounted (unmounted paintings)
Painting
ACRYLIC: a paint in which the vehicle is an acrylic resin; also, a painting done in an acrylic resinCHALK: to become chalky (the paint had begun to chalk)CHALKED: to become chalky (the paint had begun to chalk)DAUB: to apply coloring material crudely to; to apply colors crudely; also, a crude pictureDAUBED: to apply coloring material crudely to; to apply colors crudely; also, a crude pictureFLAT: free from gloss: having a nonreflective finish (a flat paint)GALL: ox gall, bile obtained from an ox; also, a preparation consisting of alcohol mixed with ox bile that is used chiefly as a wetting agent (as for watercolors)GLAZE: a apply a transparent or translucent color to modify the effect of a painted surfaceGLAZE: a transparent or translucent color applied to modify the effect of a painted surfaceGLAZED: a apply a transparent or translucent color to modify the effect of a painted surfaceGLAZING: a apply a transparent or translucent color to modify the effect of a painted surfaceGRAIN: to paint in imitation of the grain of wood or stoneGRAINING: to paint in imitation of the grain of wood or stoneLEAD: white lead, any of several white pigments containing lead, especially: a heavy poisonous basic carbonate of lead marketed as a powder or as a paste in linseed oil and used especially formerly in paintsMEDIA: plural of medium: a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painterMEDIUM: a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painterMURAL: a mural work of art (such as a painting)PAINT: a mixture of a pigment and a suitable liquid to form a closely adherent coating when spread on a surface in a thin coat; also, the pigment used in this mixture especially when in the form of a cake (a box of paints); also, an applied coating of paint; also, the action of painting: something produced by painting; also, to apply color, pigment, or paint to; also, to touch up or cover over by or as if by painting; also, to produce in lines and colors on a surface by applying pigments; to depict by such lines and colorsPAINTING: a mixture of a pigment and a suitable liquid to form a closely adherent coating when spread on a surface in a thin coat; also, the pigment used in this mixture especially when in the form of a cake (a box of paints); also, an applied coating of paint; also, the action of painting: something produced by painting; also, to apply color, pigment, or paint to; also, to touch up or cover over by or as if by painting; also, to produce in lines and colors on a surface by applying pigments; to depict by such lines and colors; also, a product of painting, especially: a work produced through the art of painting; also, the art or occupation of paintingPALETTE: a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on; also, the set of colors put on the palettePANEL: a thin flat piece of wood on which a picture is painted; also: a painting on such a surfacePANORAMA: a cyclorama, a large pictorial representation encircling the spectator and often having real objects as a foreground; also, a picture exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled before the spectatorPENTIMENTO: a reappearance in a painting of an original drawn or painted element which was eventually painted over by the artistTAGGED: to deface with a graffito usually in the form of the defacer's nicknameTAGGING: to deface with a graffito usually in the form of the defacer's nicknameTAKE: to get by drawing or painting or by photography (take a likeness, take a snapshot)TAKEN: to get by drawing or painting or by photography (take a likeness, take a snapshot)TONE: the effect in painting of light and shade together with color; also, to assume a pleasing color quality or tint; to blend or harmonize in colorTONED: the effect in painting of light and shade together with color; also, to assume a pleasing color quality or tint; to blend or harmonize in colorTONING: the effect in painting of light and shade together with color; also, to assume a pleasing color quality or tint; to blend or harmonize in colorTOOK: to get by drawing or painting or by photography (take a likeness, take a snapshot)VALUE: the relation of one part in a picture to another with respect to lightness and darknessVIEW: a pictorial representation (Bierstadt’s view of the Yosemite Valley)
People in the Visual Arts artists, models, etc.
CURATOR: a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibitsDOCENT: a person who leads guided tours especially through a museum or art galleryHAND: a person [artist] who performs or executes a particular work (e.g., two portraits by the same hand)LAPIDARY: a cutter, polisher, or engraver of precious stones usually other than diamonds; also, the art of cutting gems; also, of, relating to, or suggestive of precious stones or the art of cutting themMODEL: a person or thing that serves as a pattern for an artist especially: one who poses for an artist; also, to work or act as a fashion or art modelMODELED: a person or thing that serves as a pattern for an artist especially: one who poses for an artist; also, to work or act as a fashion or art modelPAPARAZZI: plural of paparazzo, a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs, Italian, from Paparazzo, surname of such a photographer in the film La dolce vita (1959) by Federico FelliniPHOTOG: one who takes photographs: photographer; short for photographer
Photography
ARTIFACT: a defect in an image (such as a digital photograph) that appears as a result of the technology and methods used to create and process the imageBULB: a camera setting that indicates that the shutter can be opened by pressing on the release and closed by ending the pressureCANDID: relating to or being photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posedCOLOR: two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation (movies in color, color photos)COLOUR*: chiefly British spelling of color; two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation (movies in color, color photos)DEVELOP: photography: to subject (exposed material) especially to chemicals in order to produce a visible imageDEVELOPED: photography: to subject (exposed material) especially to chemicals in order to produce a visible imageFILL: artificial light used in photography to reduce or eliminate shadows (fill flash)FILM: a thin sheet of cellulose acetate or nitrocellulose coated with a radiation-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs; also, a thin skin or membranous covering: a pellicle: a film that reflects a part of the light falling upon it and transmits the rest and that is used for dividing a beam of light (as in a photographic device)FIXED: to make the image of (a photographic film) permanent by removing unused saltsFLAT: of a photograph or negative: lacking contrastFOGGED: to produce fog on (something, such as a photographic film) during development; to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiationFOGGING: to produce fog on (something, such as a photographic film) during development; to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiationGAMMA: the degree of contrast of a developed photographic image or of a video imageGRAIN: any of the particles produced in a photographic material by its development; also: the size of such grains in the aggregateGRAINY: of a photograph: appearing to be composed of grain-like particlesGRAPHIC: of, relating to, or involving such reproductive methods as those of engraving, etching, lithography, photography, serigraphy, and woodcut; formed by writing, drawing, or engraving; also (noun) a product of graphic artHALO: [not in M-W] an unwanted visual effect resulting from certain post-processing proceduresHALOING: [not in M-W] an unwanted visual effect resulting from certain post-processing proceduresLOADED: of a camera: having film insideMACRO: of or relating to a macro lens or to close-up photographyMAGAZINE: a lightproof chamber for films or plates on a camera or for film on a motion-picture projectorMICROCOPY: a photographic copy in which printed or other graphic matter is reduced in size (as on microfilm) ; also, to reproduce by means of a microcopy, or to make microcopiesMICROFILM: a film bearing a photographic record on a reduced scale of printed or other graphic matter; also, to reproduce on microfilm or to make microfilmsMONOPOD: a one-legged support (as for a camera)MUGGED: to photograph; also, to pose or make faces especially to attract attention or for a cameraMUGGING: to photograph; also, to pose or make faces especially to attract attention or for a cameraPAPARAZZI: plural of paparazzo, a freelance photographer who aggressively pursues celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs, Italian, from Paparazzo, surname of such a photographer in the film La dolce vita (1959) by Federico FelliniPELLICLE: a film that reflects a part of the light falling upon it and transmits the rest and that is used for dividing a beam of light (as in a photographic device)PHOTO: a picture or likeness obtained by photography; also, to take a photograph; to appear as an image in a photograph; by shortening of photographPHOTOG: one who takes photographs: photographer; short for photographerPHOTOGRAPH: a picture or likeness obtained by photography; also, to take a photograph; to appear as an image in a photographPINUP: a photograph or poster of a person considered to have glamorous qualities; also, of or relating to pinups (male pinup calendars)PLATE: a sheet of material (such as glass or plastic) coated with a light-sensitive photographic emulsionPRINT: a photographic or motion-picture copy, especially: one made from a negative; also, to make (a positive picture) on a sensitized photographic surface from a negative or a positivePROOF: a test photographic print made from a negativeTABLETOP: a photograph of small objects or a miniature scene arranged on a table; also: photography involving such photographsTAKE: to get by drawing or painting or by photography (take a likeness, take a snapshot)TAKEN: to get by drawing or painting or by photography (take a likeness, take a snapshot)THIN: lacking sufficient photographic density or contrastTHINLY: in a thin manner: lacking sufficient photographic density or contrastTIGHT: being such that the subject fills the frame (a tight close-up)TIGHTEN: re: having elements close together (a tight formation): to make tight or tighter; to become tight or tighterTIGHTENING: re: having elements close together (a tight formation): to make tight or tighter; to become tight or tighterTIGHTLY: being such that the subject fills the frame (a tight close-up)TINTYPE: a ferrotype, a positive photograph made by a collodion process on a thin iron plate having a darkened surface; called also tintypeTONE: to change the normal silver image of (something, such as a photographic print) into a colored image; also, to assume a pleasing color quality or tint; to blend or harmonize in colorTONED: to change the normal silver image of (something, such as a photographic print) into a colored image; also, to assume a pleasing color quality or tint; to blend or harmonize in colorTONING: to change the normal silver image of (something, such as a photographic print) into a colored image; also, to assume a pleasing color quality or tint; to blend or harmonize in colorTOOK: to get by drawing or painting or by photography (take a likeness, take a snapshot)TRAIL: a continuous line produced photographically by permitting the image of a celestial body (such as a star) to move over the plateZOOM: to focus a camera or microscope on an object using a zoom lens so that the object's apparent distance from the observer changes —often used with in or out; also, an image created by zooming; also, a means of producing an enlarged image (as in a camera), specifically: a zoom lensZOOMED: to focus a camera or microscope on an object using a zoom lens so that the object's apparent distance from the observer changes —often used with in or out; also, an image created by zooming; also, a means of producing an enlarged image (as in a camera), specifically: a zoom lens
Printmaking, etc.
AQUATINT: a method of etching a printing plate so that tones similar to watercolor washes can be reproduced; also: a print made from a plate so etchedBITE: etching: a single exposure of an etcher's plate to the corrosive action of acidBLOCK: a piece of material (such as wood or linoleum) having on its surface a hand-cut design from which impressions are to be printed (wooden blocks used for printing books)BLOCKS: a piece of material (such as wood or linoleum) having on its surface a hand-cut design from which impressions are to be printed (wooden blocks used for printing books)DECAL: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper; short for decalcomania, “the art or process of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper (as to glass)”DUOTONE: a process for making prints typically in two shades of the same color or in black and one tint by the use of two halftone plates made with the screen set at two different angles; also: a print made by this processETCH: to produce (something, such as a pattern or design) on a hard material by eating into the material's surface (as by acid or laser beam)ETCHANT*: a chemical agent used in etchingETCHED: to produce (something, such as a pattern or design) on a hard material by eating into the material's surface (as by acid or laser beam)GRAPHIC: of, relating to, or involving such reproductive methods as those of engraving, etching, lithography, photography, serigraphy, and woodcut; formed by writing, drawing, or engraving; also (noun) a product of graphic artGROUND: a surrounding area: background (e.g., wallpaper with blue flowers on a white ground)INLAY: to insert (something, such as a color plate) into a mat or other reinforcementINLAYING: to insert (something, such as a color plate) into a mat or other reinforcementLINOCUT: a print made from a design cut into a mounted piece of linoleumLITHO: short for lithography, the process of printing from a plane surface (such as a smooth stone or metal plate) on which the image to be printed is ink-receptive and the blank area ink-repellent; also for lithograph (verb) to produce, copy, or portray by lithography; also for lithograph (noun) a print made by lithographyMEZZOTINT: a manner of engraving on copper or steel by scraping or burnishing a roughened surface to produce light and shade; also, an engraving produced by mezzotintMORDANT: a corroding substance used in etching; also, to treat with a mordantPRINT: a reproduction of an original work of art (such as a painting) made by a photomechanical process; also, an original work of art (such as a woodcut, etching, or lithograph) intended for graphic reproduction and produced by or under the supervision of the artist who designed it; to impress (something, such as wallpaper) with a design or pattern; to impress (a pattern or design) on somethingPROOF: a test impression of an engraving, etching, or lithographRUBBING: an image of a raised, incised, or textured surface obtained by placing paper over it and rubbing the paper with a colored substanceTINT: a shaded effect in engraving produced by fine parallel lines close togetherWOODCUT: a relief printing surface consisting of a wooden block with a usually pictorial design cut with the grain; also, a print from a woodcut
Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, Enamels, etc.
ABATE: to beat down or cut away so as to leave a figure in reliefABATED: to beat down or cut away so as to leave a figure in reliefABATING: to beat down or cut away so as to leave a figure in reliefBLOWPIPE: a long metal tube on the end of which a glassmaker gathers a quantity of molten glass and through which he blows to expand and shape itBOSS: a soft pad used in ceramics and glassmakingCAMEO: a small piece of sculpture on a stone or shell cut in relief in one layer with another contrasting layer serving as backgroundCLAY: a substance that resembles clay in plasticity and is used for modelingCLAY: a substance that resembles clay in plasticity and is used for modelingDEGLAZE: to remove the glaze from (such as from pottery)DEGLAZED: to remove the glaze from (such as from pottery)ENAMEL: a usually opaque vitreous composition applied by fusion to the surface of metal, glass, or pottery; also, a surface or outer covering that resembles enamel; also, something that is enameled; also, to cover, inlay, or decorate with enamel; to beautify with a colorful surfaceENAMELED: a usually opaque vitreous composition applied by fusion to the surface of metal, glass, or pottery; also, a surface or outer covering that resembles enamel; also, something that is enameled; also, to cover, inlay, or decorate with enamel; to beautify with a colorful surfaceFIRING: the process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heatGLAZE: a mixture mostly of oxides (such as silica and alumina) applied to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coatingGLAZE: to apply a glaze to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coatingGLAZED: to apply a glaze to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coatingGLAZING: to apply a glaze to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coatingHATCH: to inlay with narrow bands of distinguishable material (e.g., a silver handle hatched with gold)INLAY: to rub, beat, or fuse (something, such as wire) into an incision in metal, wood, or stoneINLAYING: to rub, beat, or fuse (something, such as wire) into an incision in metal, wood, or stoneJADE: a sculpture or artifact of jadeKILN: an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying; also: to heat in a kilnKILNING*: to heat in a kilnKINETIC: of or relating to kinetic art, art (such as sculpture or assemblage) having mechanical parts which can be set in motionLAPIDARY: sculptured in or engraved on stoneMETAL: glass in its molten stateMOBILE: a construction or sculpture frequently of wire and sheet metal shapes with parts that can be set in motion by air currents; also: a similar structure (as of paper or plastic) suspended so that it moves in a current of air; also (adj.) of or relating to a mobile (A mobile art work hung from the ceiling.)MODEL: to shape or fashion in a plastic material (modeling figures from clay)MODELED: to shape or fashion in a plastic material (modeling figures from clay)MONOLITH: a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column (A granite monolith stands at the center of the park.)MOON: a highly translucent spot on old porcelainPATE: pâte, clay or a clay mixture used in making pottery or porcelainPORTRAIT: a sculptured figure: a bustPORTRAYAL: the act or process or an instance of portraying: a representation; also, a portraitPOTTED: to make or shape (earthenware) as a potterPOTTING: to make or shape (earthenware) as a potterTHROW: to form or shape on a potter's wheelTHROWN: to form or shape on a potter's wheelWHEEL: a potter's wheel, a usually horizontal disk revolving on a vertical spindle and carrying the clay being shaped by a potterWHITTLE: to pare or cut off chips from the surface of (wood) with a knife; to shape or form by so paring or cutting; to cut or shape something (such as wood) by or as if by paring it with a knife
Words about Visual Arts
ARTY: showily or pretentiously artisticMEDIA: plural of medium: a mode of artistic expression or communication; material or technical means of artistic expression (such as paint and canvas, sculptural stone, or literary or musical form)MEDIUM: a mode of artistic expression or communication; material or technical means of artistic expression (such as paint and canvas, sculptural stone, or literary or musical form)NONART: something that is not art —usually used before another noun (nonart classes, a nonart museum)PIECE: a literary, journalistic, artistic, dramatic, or musical compositionPORTFOLIO: a set of pictures (such as drawings or photographs) usually bound in book form or loose in a folderTITLE: a distinguishing name of a musical composition or a work of art; also, having the same title as or providing the title for the collection or production of which it forms a part (the title song); also, to provide a title forTITLED: a distinguishing name of a musical composition or a work of art; also, having the same title as or providing the title for the collection or production of which it forms a part (the title song); also, to provide a title forTITLING: a distinguishing name of a musical composition or a work of art; also, having the same title as or providing the title for the collection or production of which it forms a part (the title song); also, to provide a title forTONALITY: the arrangement or interrelation of the tones of a work of visual art
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